Article: COUNTY REPORTS 2 BOYS WITH TYPHUS IN PASADENA.(NEWS)

Byline: David Soloway Daily News Staff Writer

For the first time this year in Los Angeles County, two cases of endemic typhus have been reported, public health officials said Friday.

The ailment was found in two otherwise healthy young males from the Pasadena area. Both recovered.

Typhus is characterized by a fever, headache, muscle aches and rash, and it is treatable with antibiotics. There have been 70 cases reported countywide since 1993, with ...

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